Game 1 of the 2016 NBA Finals is set to tip off tonight, but before you sit down on your couch and enjoy an adult beverage while watching the Curry-LeBron show, take a look at how our staff thinks this series will go down.

Brandon Gdula: Cavaliers in 6The Warriors just played what they considered their NBA Finals, but the Cavs have been eyeing this matchup all season. LeBron will be the best player on the floor in this matchup this time around.

Russell Peddle: Cavaliers in 7I might be going against the grain here, but the Warriors struggled on the road against the Thunder and looked vulnerable at home. Two straight Finals appearances and the hunt for 73 wins sandwiched in between might be catching up to Golden State, while the Cavaliers have had the benefit of a fairly easy road to this rematch. LeBron's legacy narrative and what his winning a championship for Cleveland against an all-time great team would do for it is too juicy of a storyline to root against.

Nik Bonaddio: Warriors in 6LeBron can flat steal a game on his own, particularly if he enters Jeremy Roenick NHL '94 bossmode like he did last year., There also may be a game where the Warriors are off, so I'll add another there.

The difference here is that to win the Cavs need to be perfect, whereas the Warriors can play like [expletive] and just get hot at the end.

The real question if you ask me: who wins more, the Cavs in this series or the Browns all year?

Keith Goldner: Warriors in 7The Warriors are a few points better on both sides of the ball, and Steph is the best player in the world right now. For the Cavs to win, Steph will need to regress (which doesn't look likely) and LeBron needs to play like he did his Final two years in Miami (120-plus Offensive Rating at over 30% usage).

Sam Hauss: Warriors in 6Home-court advantage plays a huge role in this series, as the Warriors (39-2) and Cavaliers (33-8) had the second- and third-best home records in the NBA this season. The Cavaliers’ backcourt is just not strong enough defensively to slow down the Splash Brothers, who should have little trouble dominating this series.

Shae Cronin: Warriors in 7The selfish hoops fan in me will pray for seven games so we can soak it all up, but a better performance from Curry in this series than what we saw in his last seven games, along with the versatility of Golden State on both ends and a sprinkle of Harrison Barnes' improvement edges out Cleveland to give us a repeat champ in the Warriors. And for prop bets: Give me Draymond Green to collect Finals MVP hardware.

Josh Levinson: Cavaliers in 7LeBron is on a mission and doesn't lose to the same team twice.

Brett Oswalt: Cavaliers in 7The Warriors' 14.0 turnovers per game in the playoffs will finally be
the death of them. LeBron and company will take advantage, running the
floor and ultimately outscoring the Dubs with their transition offense.

Derek Lynch: Warriors in 5The Cavaliers have been the best offensive team thus far
in the playoffs, but the Cavs have no match for the Splash Brothers on the
defensive end. Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love, and Channing Fryecan't guard, and that will be
Cleveland's undoing.

Mike Hurley: Warriors in 7Many believe that the Cavaliers haven’t been tested in these
playoffs to give the Warriors a fight, but I’m not buying that. The Cavs have
been unstoppable with rest dating back to the regular season and throughout the
playoffs, and the Warriors just wrapped up a grueling series with the Thunder.
These factors will lead to a lengthy series, with the Warriors ultimately coming out on top.

Alex McDonald: Warriors in 6The series will be interesting because the
Warriors are at their best when they play with a small lineup, and the
Cavaliers are at their best with a big lineup. Two key players for the
Warriors this series will be Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala. Green
was anything but great in the series against Oklahoma City, but he draws a
much better match up against Cleveland.
Iguodala will play a crucial role as he tries to keep LeBron James in
check.

Dale Redman: Warriors in 6LeBron will singlehandedly steal a
game or two, but ultimately the atrocious defense from Love and Irving
will lead to too many open looks and easy baskets for the Warriors.

Jesse Scudilla: Warriors in 6Golden State will have an easier
time exploiting Cleveland's big men than they did against OKC, which
will allow them to put up the monster offensive numbers we're used to
seeing. Cleveland will have a couple of games where the offense is
clicking, but this is Golden State's year.